Voyager Innovations Inc. is looking to employ part-time Filipinos to act as 'Lure Managers' in the Philippines. This will be a one-month paid position. (Photo : Getty Images/Lam Yik Fei)
Voyager Innovations Inc., a digital company in the Philippines is offering “Pokemon Go” players a chance to earn real money as ‘Lure Managers’. This will be part-time work where lucky gamers will be paid and tasked to simply activate game lures all day long.
The company is affiliated with one of the country’s leading mobile carriers, Smart Communications. “Pokemon Go” has overwhelmed Filipinos as well and Voyager Innovations Inc. has been part of various game lure events in collaboration with Freenet.ph.
With regards to the ‘Lure Manager’ position, details were not disclosed. HR lead James Tancioco was asked to shed on more on the part-time job opening but only mentioned that all of it was part of a deal with a certain client, GMA News reported.
With regards to the qualifications for the Lure Manager position, qualified applicants needs to be at least 20-years-old, in second year college, attained a level of 10 to 15 in the game and someone who plays the game using Android.
Initially believed to be a joke, it turns out that the job opening is for real. A look at Tancioco’s Facebook page shows that the company is indeed known for hosting lure events. In fact, there is one tied up with Freenet.ph running that was held recently according to Freenet.ph.
The Lure Manager position follows a previously paid position for a ‘Pokemon Master’ over in Singapore. Ivy Lim was hired for the position which would pay her $1,000 a month for Funzing.com.
Among her responsibilities included teaching, training and offering tips to “Pokemon Go” players. She will also be tasked to host lure parties, walk and level up, pretty much a dream job for the ones addicted to the game today.
According to Mirror Online, the idea of hiring a “Pokemon Master” came into the picture when users started to ask about “Pokemon Go” experiences. As it turned out, Funzing.com wanted to find the best Pokemon hunter who could, in turn, pay it forward to the augmented reality gamers.
Check out the video below on Ivy Lim who was hired for three months to act as a “Pokemon Master” .
